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Jan 15, 2019
In the Spotlight with Gordon Scobbie, Regional Business Growth and Partnerships Executive
We’re very pleased to welcome Gordon Scobbie to the team, as Regional Business Growth and Partnerships Executive for Scotland. Gordon has a wealth of experience within the public safety and security sector operating at every level within UK policing. He also created a national policing portfolio to respond to challenges of the digital age, and set up his own company in 2013 to focus on social media and digital transformation. His experience and knowledge will be invaluable as we work with the Improvement Service in Scotland to help deliver digital services to citizens. We caught up with Gordon to chat
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Dec 17, 2018
Yoti ‘Selfie Days’: how can we help?
Here at Yoti we’re committed to social change. Whether that be gifting the use of our identity platform to registered non-profits, or lending out our office space to charities for meetings and public events, or assisting humanitarian organisations with identity needs in the developing world. We like to think that doing good is core to everything we do. So it might come as no surprise to hear about something we’re particularly proud of – Yoti Selfie Days. In short, everyone at Yoti gets five days a year for personal development or to support charitable and socially-focused causes. They get to
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Dec 11, 2018
Yoti signs the Safe Face Pledge
From today, we are a proud partner of the Safe Face Pledge. We are firm in the belief that our technology should keep people safe and work for everyone equally. So, we support the pledge. The Safe Face Pledge The Safe Face Pledge urges companies using artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure that facial recognition technology is not misused to bring harm to anybody, abused by law enforcement or employed to assist secret or discriminatory government activities. It requires its partners to show value for human life, dignity and rights, address harmful bias, facilitate transparency and embed it into their
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Nov 21, 2018
Yoti UK charity research reveals a sector not yet ready for digital identity solutions
Earlier this summer we commissioned research to better understand digital identity needs in the developing world. That research focused specifically on humanitarian work in Africa and South East Asia, and a summary of those findings can be found here. We’re also keen to support the social sector in markets closer to home. However, despite our efforts, uptake in the UK in particular has been slow. As part of a wider review of our social impact strategy, we felt additional research was needed to help us better understand the issues and challenges facing UK non-profits when it comes to making sense
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Oct 17, 2018
Streamlining the self-checkout experience with NCR
It’s an all too familiar scene: you’re at the supermarket picking up dinner and a nice bottle of wine. It’s Friday, and you just want to get home and relax. The queues for the staffed checkouts are long, and you’re in a rush to catch the train home, so you opt for the speed of self-checkout. But as soon as you scan your wine, you’re told that assistance is needed. You look around, but there is no one to be seen. When you do spot a member of staff, you smile and wave, letting them know you need help. But
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Oct 04, 2018
Meet The Guardians: Gavin Starks
Meet Gavin Starks, our newest member of the Yoti Guardian Council. Yoti Guardians are influential people who ensure that we always do what’s right by our community, and that we are transparent about what we are doing and why. Guardians bring their expert, independent perspectives and skills to three main responsibilities: Ensuring we continue to build trust and give our users control of their personal data. Making sure we optimise our products, services and partnerships to make life simpler for our community. Reporting any breaches of trust and representing any concerns shared by a significant percentage of the community. Introducing